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The Daily journal-herald. (Delaware, Ohio), 1918-06-19

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THE DAILY JOURNAL-HERALD
THE JOURNAL HERALD RECEIVES THE FULL UNITED PRESS WIRE NEWS REPORTS
WFf A III Kit—lair loniglu and TIiiiimI..>; warmer Thursday iu uorlii
IlKI.AWIKK. OHIO, l\ IHM.-allll F.tK\T\<. .11 SK |», till*
TVEES T \KEN WHERE ALLIES M> r FOES' ATTACH
T MAIN POINTS NAMED I
ITE NEWS DISPATCHES
OF GERMANS 10
TAKE RHE
By United i'ress
Paris. June lil.—A desperate:
io rinan attempt to take Kheiiiis "at
any price" last night was complete-j
ly blocked by tin- defenders, French]
war office announced today.
The assault was made on a 1.1-
inile trout between Vrigay and Fort'
l.u Compel!, forming a complete
half circle about the city on the]
north lront east to west. Thirty-sixi
thousand Germans particiin^ted in
the repeated attacks
"YeHterday at six p. m the Hermans launched a violent artillery
bombardment on the whole Kheims!
front, from Yrigny to eastward of
Fort La Pompeii," the communique'
said
(VrifJny is live miles west and
slightly south of Itheims. Fort La;
Pompeii is iu a corresponding posi-j
tion to the eastward).
"Gt rinan infantry attacked the
French positions between those two
points The Kreni I. resisted the
enemy assaults with full sue
Between Vrigny and Oram (two
miles east of Vrigny I the Hermans
were stoppeil hy the French fire and
hurled back several times upon their I
lines of departure They were unable to reach the French lines at
any time. "In the vicinity of
Kheims there was violent fighting,
with heavy enemy losses. The Germans were repulsed everywhere
' lift •
"To the eastward of Itheinis the
lighting resulted to the advantage of
the French. The Germans who penetrated the wood northeast of Sil-
l.ry (two miles south of Fort La
Pomell) were hurled hack by a
French counter attack.
"Prisoners taken in the Rheims
region declared the town was attacked by three divisions (36,000
men) and was to be taken the same
night 'at any price'."
r~
TEUTONS SEEK
TO
TOWARDS PIS
■ ** - '. . 'J7 •. *■ *_2«*r°>
.. ;,«-'-, "-'" * _J* . Je£_S
*s" ■«_**^_' *^rr**s«*_*
-m_S33__»j __&::
BbU-h aad French troops in action.
Knglish troops on the Italian limit wore not c night napping al 'he opening of tne Austrian offensive.
The ofiicial British photograph, the u per picture, shows how thev dug themselves in to awail the smash ot
the Austrians along the i'iave, on the eastern end of Montbello Heights and in the Brenta valley The lower
picture, another British ofiicial photo, shows a Lattery of French "75s" n aimed by British and /French gunners, resisting a German attack in the village of Xivray, in which the Germans gained a foothold, bnt were
driven out later b) the deadly work of the men at these guns
III I.OM III. Ml.I.l.FIT
t nited Pre-s >|atf <.rres|Hi.idenl
Wll
If On,- l'r n o '
unit on thi., front under an .\ ■
■ . - | thi -. >'ll known
d■ 'nr regiment, it •
In a daring patrol
ai
: 'a iu ii ' I .
I.) the water's edge .
of Cbarletes . -even m
oi Chateau Thierry, on tin south
bank of the Marnes and directly
lite Jaulgonnel. In the dark-
liny crossed'to the opposit-- side
ii. ,i boat.
\- thev piled out on.the hank
ihey encountered a couple Of sentries who tied, without offering resistance, although the patrol's only weapons were the captain's pistol and the men's knives.
The Americans rushed Into the
GEWEHR
i
!' . :'■ •! 'hem OUt
i the boat. Three
of t:
111 thi - alarm had
•it up the
:.
at thi for the
American side D
- more Germans
• 1 .low n to the shore, the boat
put I. in- two r»-naining
prisoners anil the two Ameri.
guarding t
After th« prisoners an.l their . ap
tors had jumped in the boat and
-tarted for the American side again
it struck some submerged object
and capsized. All of the occupants
were rescued.
There were dozens of volunteers
for this venture. Those who were
chosen solemnly swore that they
, they would not he captured
A MOVEMENT FOR THE
Rt-Eusnw nf m. mm
Hy HK.NKV WOOD
nited Press Stall I'orres|Mini'ent
French Armies in the
I '.. Ilespite the four
the Germans have un- j
the French lront since
Willi the
Field. June
great drives
dertaken on
March tl, in which many divisions
have been engaged two. thri;e or four;
times, Hindenburg is still jealously
guarding his untouched reserve divisions It Is positively known that tlie
Oermaa high eommaad plans re-j
panted attacks between the North i
Sea anil the Champagne region toj
kill off or Wear out the allied re!
serves
In the meantime the Germans
-oek to advance their lines toward'
I'aris along tlie Marne and the Oise,
until they are convinced the allied |
reserves are completely exhausted.
Then they will throw in their thai!
absolutely fresh divisions for a deeis-j
ive battle before I'aris.
The allied reserves are being
nursed along in a masterful manner
yet, owing to_the present numerical'
superiority of the Germans, nothing
but continued arrival of Americans
can give the allies the necessary ad-i
vantage in man power when the ene-
' my plays its final trump. This card
is Itttelj to be thrown down within
the next two months It is now established that the second German
shock division ordered back from repose with the fifth Prussian Guard!
under orders to prevent a serious
American success at any cost—-was
the twenty-eighth German division.;
This division originally engaged
May 27 on the Chemin des Humes,
.offered such losses in capturing Cal-1
ifornie Plateau an.l crossing the,
.isne that the kaiser personally,
promised it relief within three days.
The twenty-eighth however, was,
ordered to push southward as fast as1
nossiM. Arriving at .laulgonne. It
encountered casualties, that brought;
its loss of effectives up 25 per cent.!
When finally ordered to the rear fori
repose its companies were reduced)
to an average of sixty men. Yet on
June 7 this division together with;
the fifth Prussian guard was sent
hack into the line to relieve the,
19?th and 237th divisions which |
gion of Neuilly la Polerie.
The l!i7th was completed "hors
du combat." while the Il?th lost
Irom 2S to fifty percent of its effectives. Tbe twenty-eighth an.l fifth
Prussian guard were relieved. in
turn on the night of June 9-lu. On
the eleventh the Americans completed the capture of Belleau wood.
FAIL
PIAVA
By I'nited Press.
Indianapolis. Ind... June 19.—
The movement for re-election of
Woodrow Wilson as president of the
United States in 192.1 was launched
at tbe Indiana democratic convention today
The first speaker to declare for
the re-election of Wilson was Samuel M. Ralston, former governor of
Indiana and permanent chairman of
the convention after declaring that
he would not stand for a precedent
that would Interfere with efficiency
in carrying on of the war or thai
would deny the country of the services of the best ability in the reconstruction period to follow the
war. Ralston said:
"I maintain therefore that the exigencies vof the times call for the
re-nomination and re-election in
1920 of Woodrow Wilson."
Vice President Thomas K. Marshall, temporary chairman of the
convention and the platform adopted, called upon the people of the
nation to stand by the president and
highly commended the war acts of
the administration.
The war plank of the platform
which was drafted under the direction of President Wilson, declared:
"The immediate purpose of the
Democratic party, the purpose which
takes precedence over every other,
is to win the war."
The fate of true democracy everywhere depends upon its being
won lis object is to rid the world
once for all of the threat of vii lence
and injustice which mu-t hang over lt so long as there Is anywhere
an autocratic government which can
disturb Its peso' and dominate its
fortunes.
The outrages agalMt right which
Germany has committed have directly touched our own citliena an.l
our own liberties aad Germany must
be brought to terms hy inch a victory as will leave no doubt in the
minds of her mien and her people
as to what force- control mankind.
We entered upon the present course
in self defense tn resist a menacing
assault, directed against our freedom and our national integrity: we
shall not abandon it until our objective is definitely obtained
Continuing the platform said:
"Because we mean to win the war.
it Ir our purpose to support and sustain to the utmost the administration of Woodrow Wilson His administration can better be supported by those wh.. believe in it an.l
trust in it than hy those who are
constantly eager to make s selfish
uae of what the. conceive to be its
mistakes."
car lineta walked out on stnke at
midnight. Service on the exception,
the Oakwood line, was away l.elow
normal and la bar leaders say it will
also suspend before night.
i The men demand an Increase, recognition of the union and better
working conditions. The carmen
aMoi'ted resolutions asking the city
iiu tarke-OTei'TTTe'TffiWpending final
[adjustment in order that war work
in !.-. not ' " delayed.
CANCEl RECENT
PROPOSED RATES
FREIGHT
WAY USE
ITALIAN FRONI
By t'nita.d Press.
Washington. June 19. --Cancellation of the recently proposed export
an.l import freight rates which were
embodied in the general freight la-
t nase was announced today by the
railroad administration. These
rates which were to become effective
June _*;. were found to be discriminatory particularly with reference
I to export and import between the
United States and the orient. Ilun-
| dreds of protests against initiation
I of these rates led to the decision to
I cam•■ I them
By (nited Press
Washington. June IH General
Pershing is to determine whether
thousands of American troops maybe spared from the western theater
for transportation to the Italian
froni. it was learned today. Italian
Ambassador DiCellere, in a personal conference, with Secretary of War
Baker emphasized that the advantage of American forces against the
Austrians would he to discourage
the invaders who have heen fed by
Germany with the propaganda that
the I'nited States is not in sympathy with Italy
Secretary Baker, it is stated, haa
! approved American participation in
the lighting against Austria, hut Is
leaving the decision as to the number of troops in Pershing A minim um for.e of I1..1..MM1 nun would
be required, according to military
authorities here and it i- felt this
number could be supplied
The principal danger now in the
Austrian drive is- at Montello ,o cording to experts here
were practically annihilated before
the American onslaughts In the re-
By I'nited Pregp
With the Italian Armies in tliej
Field. June 19.—The enemy has|
failed to make any Impression on
the mountain front and the fighting
is centered at Montello and along
the Piave.
The Austrians are constantly i
throwing in reinforcements and are
lighting hard to pierce the Italian
river lines. The Italians countered
immediately after every enemy attack.
On the 2 5-milefront between Val-
dassa and Mt. Toniba, a third of tbe
Austrian stormers lie dead before
their original trenches.
The Italians repulsed nine assaults
with fresh troops on the heights of
Mt. Grappa.
Three enemy divisions (Ufl.OOO
men) crossing the Piave on hastily
constructed bridge and the islets in
front of Nerves*; have been hemmed
in at tbe foot of 11 Montello.
ENEMY OFFICERS
SAY AUSTRIAN
DRIVE A FAILURE
By I'nited Press.
Romp, June 19. - Enemy officers,
captured in yesterdays lighting ad-'
mitted today that tbe Austrian offensive has failed, a semi-official)
statement said.
' Both Austrian officers and men
captured are profoundly affected by I
their enormous losses and their failure to attain ■ single objective.
The enemy's casualties have been i
tremendous. The twenty-seventh
and thirty-second enemy divisions!
withdrawn from the Mt. Grappa re
gion were reduced to a few thousand.
On the Montello crest the thirty-
first division I. <t _...nt. men. Here
a small Itallai issault group penetrated the an. lines and wounded
and captured Major General Von
Kronstatt, ■ i lon,commsnder who
died in I hospital.
The 106th Hungarian Infantry
regiment was enl relj wiped out The
fourteenth enemj division, operating
in the Candeln sector suffered frightful losses
ISREEIEVED
OF 1340 BY
FRIEND PARTNER
IHIITEfl PRESS SUMMARY
(1417th day of the war; 91st day Rumania King Ferdinand, ad
I of the hig offensive.i [dressing parliament, -aid Kutnania
, Italian .'rout Austria haa thrown'.*" ,"r"'>'1 l" *««»«»W from the
practically its entire effective *** "' ****** """r exhaustion
strength — about a million men
[into the Italian offenalre.
Italy still has great forces in re-,
serw The fact that the Italian
i st a fi' has not used these reinforcements not only indicates the Austrian menace is nol regarded as serious, but that Italy is well prepared
I tO deal with the enemy should the'
situation . bange
Thi offensive evidently has de-
DO ON STRIKE
By rnited
Dayton,
walked tod
conductors
Pre
O .
ly I
on
June It. -Dayton
ecanse niotormen and
Bve of the six street
lily United Preaa,
Cincinnati, O. .Mine 19, -A couple
(registered as Joseph Foley, 7t, Cross
a
Creek. Mich., retired cattleman and
Mrs. Charlotte Brooks, 3.". Jacksonville, Fla., were arrested last night
after Foley said he has been robbed
i of $.'140 hy the woman
Mrs. Brook- said Foley gave her
$50. Foley also reported $1200 in
hank certificates missing.
Mrs. Brooks asserted Foley who
• boarded at her home in Jackson-
i ville. induced her to run away with
him.
gi nerated Into a nibbling ipr-
Which cannot be productive of important results, and the British.!
French and Italians appear to be,
gradually -tehlllng the Initiative
from the Austrians.
Marne Front An attach by :!>'..-
000 Germans last night, in an effort
to lake Rheims "at any price" was
completely repulsed by the French,
who inflicted heavy casualties The
-attack was made on a IS mile front.
extending about the city in a semicircle
Washington. June It Mi- Adol-
Iphus Busch, temporarily detain-
West, will probably be released
today, the .ure.li! of investigation nf
the department • >■ announced.
Chief Bielasl that ao far
as his department a- concerned the
case was ended. Immigration authorities here declared the] had m>
orders to further detain Mrs Busch.
Picardy Front British made a
successful raid on the western por-' *< U Wast, Fla. lune 1 f> Mrs
tion of the front and frustrated gn Adolphus Busch. widow of the late
'enemy raid on the northern portion . millionaire brewer of St Louis, and
Germany— Italian aviators bomb-jll,,r companion. Mrs HUUM Bauma-iti.
'-ed Friedrichshafeti on the eastern Meompnnlnd by a Ml In nurse, nre
I shores of Lake Constance Saturday.' now quartered in a local bote: lure
The meat lalion in N'avaria has heen 'under a guard
icutlnhalf. i The _b__Nh pnrtj i- being
Austria-Hungary foreign Mjn-1 awaiting word from the authi
lister Burian. in an" interview said Ial Washington Order* have ,.een
[the Central Empires do not desire issued that no communication should
j-world domination, and admitted] I.e permitted to paas lialaaatl th. two
Ithey could not attain it anyway women

THE DAILY JOURNAL-HERALD
THE JOURNAL HERALD RECEIVES THE FULL UNITED PRESS WIRE NEWS REPORTS
WFf A III Kit—lair loniglu and TIiiiimI..>; warmer Thursday iu uorlii
IlKI.AWIKK. OHIO, l\ IHM.-allll F.tK\T\ r FOES' ATTACH
T MAIN POINTS NAMED I
ITE NEWS DISPATCHES
OF GERMANS 10
TAKE RHE
By United i'ress
Paris. June lil.—A desperate:
io rinan attempt to take Kheiiiis "at
any price" last night was complete-j
ly blocked by tin- defenders, French]
war office announced today.
The assault was made on a 1.1-
inile trout between Vrigay and Fort'
l.u Compel!, forming a complete
half circle about the city on the]
north lront east to west. Thirty-sixi
thousand Germans particiin^ted in
the repeated attacks
"YeHterday at six p. m the Hermans launched a violent artillery
bombardment on the whole Kheims!
front, from Yrigny to eastward of
Fort La Pompeii," the communique'
said
(VrifJny is live miles west and
slightly south of Itheims. Fort La;
Pompeii is iu a corresponding posi-j
tion to the eastward).
"Gt rinan infantry attacked the
French positions between those two
points The Kreni I. resisted the
enemy assaults with full sue
Between Vrigny and Oram (two
miles east of Vrigny I the Hermans
were stoppeil hy the French fire and
hurled back several times upon their I
lines of departure They were unable to reach the French lines at
any time. "In the vicinity of
Kheims there was violent fighting,
with heavy enemy losses. The Germans were repulsed everywhere
' lift •
"To the eastward of Itheinis the
lighting resulted to the advantage of
the French. The Germans who penetrated the wood northeast of Sil-
l.ry (two miles south of Fort La
Pomell) were hurled hack by a
French counter attack.
"Prisoners taken in the Rheims
region declared the town was attacked by three divisions (36,000
men) and was to be taken the same
night 'at any price'."
r~
TEUTONS SEEK
TO
TOWARDS PIS
■ ** - '. . 'J7 •. *■ *_2«*r°>
.. ;,«-'-, "-'" * _J* . Je£_S
*s" ■«_**^_' *^rr**s«*_*
-m_S33__»j __&::
BbU-h aad French troops in action.
Knglish troops on the Italian limit wore not c night napping al 'he opening of tne Austrian offensive.
The ofiicial British photograph, the u per picture, shows how thev dug themselves in to awail the smash ot
the Austrians along the i'iave, on the eastern end of Montbello Heights and in the Brenta valley The lower
picture, another British ofiicial photo, shows a Lattery of French "75s" n aimed by British and /French gunners, resisting a German attack in the village of Xivray, in which the Germans gained a foothold, bnt were
driven out later b) the deadly work of the men at these guns
III I.OM III. Ml.I.l.FIT
t nited Pre-s >|atf 'll known
d■ 'nr regiment, it •
In a daring patrol
ai
: 'a iu ii ' I .
I.) the water's edge .
of Cbarletes . -even m
oi Chateau Thierry, on tin south
bank of the Marnes and directly
lite Jaulgonnel. In the dark-
liny crossed'to the opposit-- side
ii. ,i boat.
\- thev piled out on.the hank
ihey encountered a couple Of sentries who tied, without offering resistance, although the patrol's only weapons were the captain's pistol and the men's knives.
The Americans rushed Into the
GEWEHR
i
!' . :'■ •! 'hem OUt
i the boat. Three
of t:
111 thi - alarm had
•it up the
:.
at thi for the
American side D
- more Germans
• 1 .low n to the shore, the boat
put I. in- two r»-naining
prisoners anil the two Ameri.
guarding t
After th« prisoners an.l their . ap
tors had jumped in the boat and
-tarted for the American side again
it struck some submerged object
and capsized. All of the occupants
were rescued.
There were dozens of volunteers
for this venture. Those who were
chosen solemnly swore that they
, they would not he captured
A MOVEMENT FOR THE
Rt-Eusnw nf m. mm
Hy HK.NKV WOOD
nited Press Stall I'orres|Mini'ent
French Armies in the
I '.. Ilespite the four
the Germans have un- j
the French lront since
Willi the
Field. June
great drives
dertaken on
March tl, in which many divisions
have been engaged two. thri;e or four;
times, Hindenburg is still jealously
guarding his untouched reserve divisions It Is positively known that tlie
Oermaa high eommaad plans re-j
panted attacks between the North i
Sea anil the Champagne region toj
kill off or Wear out the allied re!
serves
In the meantime the Germans
-oek to advance their lines toward'
I'aris along tlie Marne and the Oise,
until they are convinced the allied |
reserves are completely exhausted.
Then they will throw in their thai!
absolutely fresh divisions for a deeis-j
ive battle before I'aris.
The allied reserves are being
nursed along in a masterful manner
yet, owing to_the present numerical'
superiority of the Germans, nothing
but continued arrival of Americans
can give the allies the necessary ad-i
vantage in man power when the ene-
' my plays its final trump. This card
is Itttelj to be thrown down within
the next two months It is now established that the second German
shock division ordered back from repose with the fifth Prussian Guard!
under orders to prevent a serious
American success at any cost—-was
the twenty-eighth German division.;
This division originally engaged
May 27 on the Chemin des Humes,
.offered such losses in capturing Cal-1
ifornie Plateau an.l crossing the,
.isne that the kaiser personally,
promised it relief within three days.
The twenty-eighth however, was,
ordered to push southward as fast as1
nossiM. Arriving at .laulgonne. It
encountered casualties, that brought;
its loss of effectives up 25 per cent.!
When finally ordered to the rear fori
repose its companies were reduced)
to an average of sixty men. Yet on
June 7 this division together with;
the fifth Prussian guard was sent
hack into the line to relieve the,
19?th and 237th divisions which |
gion of Neuilly la Polerie.
The l!i7th was completed "hors
du combat." while the Il?th lost
Irom 2S to fifty percent of its effectives. Tbe twenty-eighth an.l fifth
Prussian guard were relieved. in
turn on the night of June 9-lu. On
the eleventh the Americans completed the capture of Belleau wood.
FAIL
PIAVA
By I'nited Press.
Indianapolis. Ind... June 19.—
The movement for re-election of
Woodrow Wilson as president of the
United States in 192.1 was launched
at tbe Indiana democratic convention today
The first speaker to declare for
the re-election of Wilson was Samuel M. Ralston, former governor of
Indiana and permanent chairman of
the convention after declaring that
he would not stand for a precedent
that would Interfere with efficiency
in carrying on of the war or thai
would deny the country of the services of the best ability in the reconstruction period to follow the
war. Ralston said:
"I maintain therefore that the exigencies vof the times call for the
re-nomination and re-election in
1920 of Woodrow Wilson."
Vice President Thomas K. Marshall, temporary chairman of the
convention and the platform adopted, called upon the people of the
nation to stand by the president and
highly commended the war acts of
the administration.
The war plank of the platform
which was drafted under the direction of President Wilson, declared:
"The immediate purpose of the
Democratic party, the purpose which
takes precedence over every other,
is to win the war."
The fate of true democracy everywhere depends upon its being
won lis object is to rid the world
once for all of the threat of vii lence
and injustice which mu-t hang over lt so long as there Is anywhere
an autocratic government which can
disturb Its peso' and dominate its
fortunes.
The outrages agalMt right which
Germany has committed have directly touched our own citliena an.l
our own liberties aad Germany must
be brought to terms hy inch a victory as will leave no doubt in the
minds of her mien and her people
as to what force- control mankind.
We entered upon the present course
in self defense tn resist a menacing
assault, directed against our freedom and our national integrity: we
shall not abandon it until our objective is definitely obtained
Continuing the platform said:
"Because we mean to win the war.
it Ir our purpose to support and sustain to the utmost the administration of Woodrow Wilson His administration can better be supported by those wh.. believe in it an.l
trust in it than hy those who are
constantly eager to make s selfish
uae of what the. conceive to be its
mistakes."
car lineta walked out on stnke at
midnight. Service on the exception,
the Oakwood line, was away l.elow
normal and la bar leaders say it will
also suspend before night.
i The men demand an Increase, recognition of the union and better
working conditions. The carmen
aMoi'ted resolutions asking the city
iiu tarke-OTei'TTTe'TffiWpending final
[adjustment in order that war work
in !.-. not ' " delayed.
CANCEl RECENT
PROPOSED RATES
FREIGHT
WAY USE
ITALIAN FRONI
By t'nita.d Press.
Washington. June 19. --Cancellation of the recently proposed export
an.l import freight rates which were
embodied in the general freight la-
t nase was announced today by the
railroad administration. These
rates which were to become effective
June _*;. were found to be discriminatory particularly with reference
I to export and import between the
United States and the orient. Ilun-
| dreds of protests against initiation
I of these rates led to the decision to
I cam•■ I them
By (nited Press
Washington. June IH General
Pershing is to determine whether
thousands of American troops maybe spared from the western theater
for transportation to the Italian
froni. it was learned today. Italian
Ambassador DiCellere, in a personal conference, with Secretary of War
Baker emphasized that the advantage of American forces against the
Austrians would he to discourage
the invaders who have heen fed by
Germany with the propaganda that
the I'nited States is not in sympathy with Italy
Secretary Baker, it is stated, haa
! approved American participation in
the lighting against Austria, hut Is
leaving the decision as to the number of troops in Pershing A minim um for.e of I1..1..MM1 nun would
be required, according to military
authorities here and it i- felt this
number could be supplied
The principal danger now in the
Austrian drive is- at Montello ,o cording to experts here
were practically annihilated before
the American onslaughts In the re-
By I'nited Pregp
With the Italian Armies in tliej
Field. June 19.—The enemy has|
failed to make any Impression on
the mountain front and the fighting
is centered at Montello and along
the Piave.
The Austrians are constantly i
throwing in reinforcements and are
lighting hard to pierce the Italian
river lines. The Italians countered
immediately after every enemy attack.
On the 2 5-milefront between Val-
dassa and Mt. Toniba, a third of tbe
Austrian stormers lie dead before
their original trenches.
The Italians repulsed nine assaults
with fresh troops on the heights of
Mt. Grappa.
Three enemy divisions (Ufl.OOO
men) crossing the Piave on hastily
constructed bridge and the islets in
front of Nerves*; have been hemmed
in at tbe foot of 11 Montello.
ENEMY OFFICERS
SAY AUSTRIAN
DRIVE A FAILURE
By I'nited Press.
Romp, June 19. - Enemy officers,
captured in yesterdays lighting ad-'
mitted today that tbe Austrian offensive has failed, a semi-official)
statement said.
' Both Austrian officers and men
captured are profoundly affected by I
their enormous losses and their failure to attain ■ single objective.
The enemy's casualties have been i
tremendous. The twenty-seventh
and thirty-second enemy divisions!
withdrawn from the Mt. Grappa re
gion were reduced to a few thousand.
On the Montello crest the thirty-
first division I. '1 l" *««»«»W from the
practically its entire effective *** "' ****** """r exhaustion
strength — about a million men
[into the Italian offenalre.
Italy still has great forces in re-,
serw The fact that the Italian
i st a fi' has not used these reinforcements not only indicates the Austrian menace is nol regarded as serious, but that Italy is well prepared
I tO deal with the enemy should the'
situation . bange
Thi offensive evidently has de-
DO ON STRIKE
By rnited
Dayton,
walked tod
conductors
Pre
O .
ly I
on
June It. -Dayton
ecanse niotormen and
Bve of the six street
lily United Preaa,
Cincinnati, O. .Mine 19, -A couple
(registered as Joseph Foley, 7t, Cross
a
Creek. Mich., retired cattleman and
Mrs. Charlotte Brooks, 3.". Jacksonville, Fla., were arrested last night
after Foley said he has been robbed
i of $.'140 hy the woman
Mrs. Brook- said Foley gave her
$50. Foley also reported $1200 in
hank certificates missing.
Mrs. Brooks asserted Foley who
• boarded at her home in Jackson-
i ville. induced her to run away with
him.
gi nerated Into a nibbling ipr-
Which cannot be productive of important results, and the British.!
French and Italians appear to be,
gradually -tehlllng the Initiative
from the Austrians.
Marne Front An attach by :!>'..-
000 Germans last night, in an effort
to lake Rheims "at any price" was
completely repulsed by the French,
who inflicted heavy casualties The
-attack was made on a IS mile front.
extending about the city in a semicircle
Washington. June It Mi- Adol-
Iphus Busch, temporarily detain-
West, will probably be released
today, the .ure.li! of investigation nf
the department • >■ announced.
Chief Bielasl that ao far
as his department a- concerned the
case was ended. Immigration authorities here declared the] had m>
orders to further detain Mrs Busch.
Picardy Front British made a
successful raid on the western por-' *< U Wast, Fla. lune 1 f> Mrs
tion of the front and frustrated gn Adolphus Busch. widow of the late
'enemy raid on the northern portion . millionaire brewer of St Louis, and
Germany— Italian aviators bomb-jll,,r companion. Mrs HUUM Bauma-iti.
'-ed Friedrichshafeti on the eastern Meompnnlnd by a Ml In nurse, nre
I shores of Lake Constance Saturday.' now quartered in a local bote: lure
The meat lalion in N'avaria has heen 'under a guard
icutlnhalf. i The _b__Nh pnrtj i- being
Austria-Hungary foreign Mjn-1 awaiting word from the authi
lister Burian. in an" interview said Ial Washington Order* have ,.een
[the Central Empires do not desire issued that no communication should
j-world domination, and admitted] I.e permitted to paas lialaaatl th. two
Ithey could not attain it anyway women